Occupational Therapist

Using a strength-based model of practice you will assess needs, identify outcomes and implement agreed action plans. You will adapt methods of carrying out daily living activities to support individuals to facilitate choice and control in their lives enabling participation in the community, promoting independent living and Wellbeing.

You will use assistive technologies, specialised equipment and adaptations, where needed, to enable individuals to restore occupational performance. You will provide support and guidance to clients and their families in their adjustment to disability and long-term conditions. You will monitor and adapt action plans to ensure effectiveness and achievement and complete and document risk assessments to ensure safe practice whilst providing education and advice to clients, carers and professionals as required.

You will work independently and be responsible for managing your own caseload whilst managing case records within an environment offering a high level of support and supervision. In addition, you will be fully conversant with statutory legislation and guidance and demonstrate that you implement this in your day-to-day practice.

You will have a Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists or BSc Occupational Therapy or any Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the world federation of Occupational Therapist, and a current registration with HCPC. With knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria, you will have clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently using your initiative whilst managing a varied caseload under pressure.

With strong communication and interpersonal skills, you will have competence in IT systems and electronic record keeping. With the ability to travel across Portsmouth and access clients homes you will be flexible and responsive to changing needs and demands.

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Key responsibilities

You will be assessing, advising on, and adapting methods of carrying out daily living activities to support individuals to facilitate choice and control in their lives and enable participation in the community, promoting independent living and Wellbeing. You will use assistive technologies and recommend adaptations to improve, restore and attain occupational performance. You will be encouraged and supported to develop expertise in seating and posture management, moving and handling and assistive technologies.

You will recommend, and provide where appropriate, specialised equipment and demonstrate and give guidance to clients and carers in the use of equipment. You will have knowledge and understanding of how to identify hazards and barriers to independence within the home environment. You will provide support and advice to clients and their families/carers in their adjustment to disability and long-term conditions.

You will be working independently and be responsible for managing your own caseload and maintaining case records within an environment offering a high level of supervision and support. You will collect specified measures for the service and use them to understand and improve interventions with clients and to inform managers. You will be responsible for completing risk assessments to ensure that risk in the service is managed effectively and recorded correctly.

You will participate in the Occupational Therapy intake duty process. You will understand the importance of safeguarding policy and procedures and integrate and implement these into work. You will be expected to supervise unqualified staff and…